Principal of top school under investigation for hiring prostitutes

A principal of a top school in Singapore, along with a number of senior civil servants, are under investigation for hiring prostitutes from an online vice syndicate, according to local media reports.

The public servants were implicated when Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Police Intelligence Department (PID) carried out raids against the vice syndicate in late December last year, Shin Min reported.

A list that revealed the names of the syndicate's clients were among the items that were seized in the island-wide raid.

SCDF and CNB officers assisting in CPIB investigation

This is the full statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the allegations against the chiefs of Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)and Central Narcotics Bureau(CNB):

Former Commissioner Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Mr Peter Lim Sin Pang and former Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) Mr Ng Boon Gay are currently assisting the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) in its investigations into allegations of serious personal misconduct.